QANTAS and British Airways are to jointly operate on the kangaroo route for a further five years after the competition watchdog found the growth of midpoint carriers had further weakened the alliance’s anti-competitive impact.
The airlines’ 14-year-old joint services agreement allows them to jointly market, schedule and price on the route without fear of prosecution under [...]
Qantas Airways subsidiary Jetstar said its alliance with Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia could potentially generate cost-savings worth hundreds of millions of dollars and result in lower fares.
The deal comes as rival Singapore Airline’s backed Tiger Airways increases services in Australia and prepares to launch an IPO reportedly set to raise $200 dollars.
The non-equity tie up [...]
An exploding oxygen cylinder may have ripped open the fuselage of a Qantas jumbo jet that had to make an emergency landing, investigators said yesterday.
Such a blast would have major implications for 747 aircraft around the world, said the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
It has sent experts to Manila in the Philippines to inspect the [...]
Qantas will team up with American Airlines and British Airways to expand their alliance with cash-strapped Japan Airlines to beat off a rival offer from another airline, two people with direct knowledge of the talks said.
The proposal, to include a capital injection from American Airlines but may not bring money from British Airways (BA) or [...]
